MANSFIELD lawn bowlers have had another week of great weather to be out on the greens. In the home pennant competition on Tuesday there was a close contest between Alan Dobson's Blue team of Tom Ingpen and Anne Tilbrook, getting up to win 18 to 16 to the Pink team of Steve Lewis, Brian Sinclair, Gwen Gray and Cathy Johnson. Team Green of Tony Pridham, Harry Smith, Glenda Revell and Renee Prosser had a solid win 20 to 13, playing against the Lime team of Carolyn Close, Peter McNeill, Heather Ingpen and Anne Wileman. The Red team of Dizzy Tyers, Ross Parsons, Tony Wilkes and Philip Jensen also had a solid win 23 to 14 to team Orange skippered by Tom Nicol with Alan Hatcher, Michelle Mios and Glenda Hempenstall. Teams Yellow and Gold got three ends in before illness overcame a player, causing a forfeit. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Midweek pennant played away to Wodonga. Mick Walsh, Noel Jackson, Jenny Walsh and Yvonne Robinson were beaten 37 to eight. Despite all players putting in some great bowls, the opposition wasn't to be tamed. Michael Harrison, Mark Bettany, Lyn Holland and Irene Fuller got up to win 27 to 12. George Peterson, Elaine Peterson, Chris Laws and Denis Sharpe battled hard however Wodonga got up 24 to 16 shots. On Saturday both pennant teams travelled away. The A4 team travelled across the border, losing all four rinks to a strong Mulwala contingent. Winston Taylor, Rob Kemp, Irene Fuller and Ross Parsons were well in the mix for 13 ends, when the opposition got away, the result being 27 to 12. Mark Bettany, Steve Spence, Kevin Nikkelson and Tom Tomic were also neck and neck for a while but went down 15 to 24 in the end. Lyn Foots, Jenny Walsh, Lyn Holland Yvonne Robinson started okay but were then outbowled by Mulwala 15 to 28. Dizzy Tyers, Rick Nichols, Don Cameron and Vicki Klein also got off to a good start but once again were overtaken by the opposition 19 to 27. In A3 at Wodonga Michael Harrison, Noel Jackson, Shane O'Brien and Sid Revell had a very sold win 34 to 11. John Foots, Peter Roberts, Steve Lewis and Alan Dobson had a close one with a 19 to 16 win. George Peterson, Elaine Peterson, Chris Laws and Marion Ryan won their match 21 to 12 and to top off the day Mick Walsh, Ray Robinson, Graeme Smith and Enid Smith had a good win 25 to 13. Well done A3. The final of the Ladies Handicap Pairs was played on Sunday. Yvonne Robinson and Lyn Foots played a solid game to defeat Kris Humphrey and Elaine Peterson. Congratulations to the winners and to both pairs for making the finals in this knockout competition.
